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Van Halen Plays Warm-Up Gig at Cafe Wha? in Greenich Village On December 26, 2011, the Official Van Halen Website broke the news via a video of Van Halen practicing on stage (with David Lee Roth on vocals), that the world would soon see a new Van Halen Tour in 2012. Van Halen [...]

Weird! Yes, Al Yankovic was there, and it was a bit weird, seeing him jam to the Beatles classic “Come Together” on New Year’s Eve, 2012 with Alice Cooper and Steven Tyler. And Mike Myers makes a cameo toward the end also. And is that Joe Satriani on guitar? Not sure. See the Video of [...]

http://historyguy.com/musichistory/beatles_first_cavern_club_show_1961.htm Fifty years ago today, on February 9th, 1961, the Beatles played their debut show at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. John Lennon original skiffle band, The Quarrymen, played a few times at the Cavern 1957, but in those early years, the Cavern Club maintained a strict “No Rock & Roll” policy, and when [...]

Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) — American heavy metal singer and songwriter. Dio performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his eponymous band Dio. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. http://www.historyguy.com/worldbiography/celebrity_deaths_2010.htm#May2010celebritydeaths

Malcolm McLaren, former manager of the New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols, and Bow Wow Wow, died April 8, 2010 in New York City at the age of 64. McLaren died of mesothelioma. McLaren was born into a working class family in London’s Stoke Newington section, and after attending art college he went into business [...]

Ronald David “Ronnie” Wood (b. June 1, 1947, London, England) is a veteran English rock guitarist and bassist who has played in several major rock bands since the 1960s. His career is highlighted by his membership in The Rolling Stones 1976-Present), The Faces (1969-1975) and The Jeff Beck Group (1967-1969), as well as several other [...]